In the second stage, the Shanghai men's basketball team, which once ushered in a wave of four consecutive wins, was 100-117 in the recent match against Shandong, and after the pace of the winning streak was terminated, Shanghai won 121-96 against the opponent by as many as 25 points in the latest game with Xinjiang, and walked out of the shadow of the previous defeat. All 12 players in Shanghai appeared in the whole game, each of whom scored points, and Li Tianrong, a first-year rookie who served as the sixth person on the bench, scored 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 7-of-11 shooting in 33 minutes of playing time, and the plus-minus of +27 was also the highest on the team. In contrast, Guo Haowen, who once sat firmly in the starting lineup, was completely abandoned by Li Chunjiang in this game, and only 4 points were scored in 1 of 6 shots in the 9 minutes of playing time, and the plus-minus of -8 was the same as Zong Zan, the worst player in the team.
Li Tianrong, 21, has been promoted to the Shanghai first team this season as a youth player, and before that, he had a period of australian overseas experience, when he played for the New Zealand Saboteurs in the Australian NBL League, but basically the team's dragon set role, and only got one game playing time in the whole season. Perhaps it is this failed experience of staying in the West that makes Li Tianrong cherish the opportunity to play more. This time promoted to the first team, Li Tianrong was also fortunate to be appreciated by Li Chunjiang.
In the opener with Tianjin, Li Tianrong got 12 minutes of playing time, that game he got 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, the overall performance was not bad, although the next few games were inexplicably beaten into the cold palace, but after seizing the opportunity Li Tianrong, in both offensive and defensive ends have a good play, but also gradually gained the importance of the coaching team, in the first stage of the two games against Qingdao and Tianjin, Li Tianrong scored 26 points and 27 points respectively, the limelight once overshadowed Li Chunjiang's former love in Guangsha Liu Zheng, However, compared with another potential new star, Guo Haowen, Li Tianrong's playing time in the first stage is actually not as good as his.
But in the second stage, the situation of the two is very different, because Liu Zheng squeezed out the starting position, Guo Haowen's playing time has dropped to 18.5 minutes, averaging 10.2 points, 2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, 33.9% shooting rate and 12.5% three-point shooting rate are also far from the season average (averaging 15.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, 46.9% and 33.3% shooting rates, respectively), while Li Tianrong, who has gradually accepted his status as a substitute, It was a smooth play, playing time prompted to 23.4 minutes, averaging 10.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 50%, 43.8% and 100% of the three shots, respectively, and successfully entered the "190 club".
In the last 4 games, Li Tianrong has scored in double digits in 3 games, unlike Guo Haowen, who prefers to rampage into the penalty area, Li Tianrong plays smarter, will choose to shoot or pass the ball according to the specific situation, and in addition, he also spares no effort on the defensive end, often falling to the ground to grab the floor ball, which is completely different from Guo Haowen's "Buddhist system".
As a fledgling rookie, Guo Haowen can be reused by a picky champion manager like Li Chunjiang in the case of just entering the CBA, it is indeed not easy, and he has also handed over an 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists this season, with a shooting rate of 58.9%, 45% and 100% respectively, directly breaking through the 200 club, if he can maintain this momentum, the future Chinese men's basketball team will definitely have a place for Li Tianrong.